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package org.apache.axis2.dataretrieval;

import org.apache.axis2.context.MessageContext;

/**
 * AxisDataLocator interface defines getData API for retrieving data particularly
 * metadata like WSDL, Policy, Schema. Web Service engines that have different methods in
 * storing metadata or different types of data to retrieve may code their version of
 * Data Locator(s)by implementing the AxisDataLocator interface. Axis 2 support
 * Data Locator plugin by configuring in Axis2.xml or services.xml. 
 */

public interface AxisDataLocator {


    /**
     * Retrieves and returns data based on the specified request.
     *
     * @param request    The {@link DataRetrievalRequest} allow to specify parameters
     *                   about the request, and additional information to process the
     *                   request.
     * @param msgContext The {@link MessageContext} from the original request.
     * @return {@link Data}[] for the request.
     * @throws DataRetrievalException
     */

    public Data[] getData(DataRetrievalRequest request, MessageContext msgContext)
            throws DataRetrievalException;

}